Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-20
JUDGE BLAKEY INVESTIGATION.
Tho Report OF the Committee Ap"
pointed by the House.

The special House committee composed
OF Mr.. Huffman Of Craig, Mr.. Muller OF
Chesterfield, MIR. Moss OF Buchanan AZ
pointed TO investigate the charges against
Judge Blakey, will report A. follows tni'
morning:
The special committee having b0en by reso
luton Of this House adopted on the - day Of
May, 1857, directed 20 Investigate certain
charges preferred 10 the House OF Delegates
against Hon. Thomas +. Blakey, Judge OF the
County Court OF Es.eI county. by a memorial
and petition signed by Conway. Gordon &
Garnet, and TO take testimony thereon
and TO prefer charges or causes for re-
moval If in their Judgment proper, Dee
leave 10 report that your committee
taking as a guide in this investigation toe
proceedings had in similar cases before the
House Of Delegates Of Virginia, have made a
fun and free investigation Of the charges
against Hon. Thomas +. Blakey, reducing the
testimony to writing, and herewith return the
Tho charges preferred against The Hon.
Thomas L. Blakey are "a follows;
First. For embcZzlement;
Second. For drunkenness.
copy Of the charges and ths mem9nAl
which contained them, with the order ~ ine
proceedings determined on by your committee
and notice OF the time and place your commit
tee would proceed 10 the investigation. vas
served on Hon. Thomas T.. Bakey on the IN
method adopted, your committee on The 9sh
day Of May, 1887, commenced the investigation
aud 10 hear the evidence of the petitioners,
and completed the same on the 9Th day of May
1851.
After hearing the evidence your committee
found no difficulty in arriving al conclusion
We find that the charge Of embezzlement Is
not sustained by the evidence, and your COM
mittee deem IL proper 10 state that 7. v. D.
CONWAY appeared before your committee De-
fore any testimony had beOu taken and SUB
mitted withdrawal Of the charges against
Judge Thomas b. Blakey; but uotwithstanding
the withdrawal was submitted by the parties
who had preferred the charges against judge
Blnkey. your committee thought IL proper 70
take the testimony OF all the Witnesses. and
simply treated the withdrawal a. testimony IN
the case COPY Of said withdrawal is here
with llsd and asked 10 10 read az a part OF
this report
RICHMOND. Va, May 9. 1856.
10 Me Honorable Members Of n, Committee q
he House of Dst,gdfes Of Virginia chosf" n
intStti0dn charges prs1erfsd against Jh1Js J.
T.. B!dkey, Qr EsStr county, va:
Upon an investigation Of the record Of tho
chancery suit as counsel, In which Judge
Blakcy received money due conway, GordOn
& GArnett, being ai the money he ever re-
csived due US | am satisfied the money was
properly withheld from them by Judge Blaksy
from -, 1880. 10 April, 1884, and that part OF
what be received was deposited with Conway.
Gordon * GaTneH. ana tho residue IN the Siais
Bank, with no fraudulent intent on Judge Bla-
key's part | therefore Withdraw and abaS-
don the sharge OF embeZZlemsnt.
Al. TO tue other charge am unable 10 end
testimony TO subs'antiate any charge OF the
character made while he was iudicially on
gagged and therefore withdraw that charge
also. Judge Blabsy has never denied ind0bt-
edness 10 Conway Gordon s Garnott, and he
has fully sstisded them the amount he admitted
10 be due. which they have accepted a. correct
and satisfactory. y V. ID. CONWAY,
OF Conway. Gordon & Garnett.
AZ 10 the charge Of drunkenness there was no
evidence 10 sustain the charge.
The Hon. Thomas T.. Blakey appeared
tefoIe your committee, and, be 1t said to
his credit, requested your committee TO
make full investigation Of the charge,
preferred against him, and stated that he
waived the twenty days notice. to which
he was entitled under the law. and desired
that the Legislature would take action at
the earliest day possible.
Your committee deem It proper to add
that, as TO the charge Of cmbezzlement,
there was not a single scintill OF evidence
to throw the slightest suspicion OF guilt on
Judge Thomas +. Blakey, and that the
charge OF drunkenness was wholly unsus.
tanned.